Lola Smallwood-Cuevas
Lola Smallwood-Cuevas is an American politician. She became a senator in the California Senate in 2022.[1] Smallwood-Cuevas represents District 28. The district is for South Los Angeles and Culver City, CA.[2] She started the Black Worker Center at University of California, Los Angeles.[3] President Barak Obama liked the work Smallwood-Cuevas did for workers.[3]
Lola Smallwood-Cuevas | |
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| Member of the California Senate from the 28th district | |
| Assumed office December 5, 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Sydney Kamlager |
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| Political party | Democratic |
| Education | California State University, East Bay |
| Website | State Senate website |
Family and Early Life
Smallwood-Cuevas was raised in a single parent household.[4] She movedto California, with her mother, when she was young. Her mother wanted better jobs and schools.[1][4] Her mother is a nurse.[5] Smallwood-Cuevas graduated from California State University at Hayward.[6] She is married. She has one daughter and one son.[4]
Career
Smallwood-Cuevas was a journalist.[7] She wrote for the Chicago Tribune, the Long Beach Press Telegram and the Oakland Tribune.[8] She reported on the lives of working families.[4][7] She then worked as a researcher for United Service Workers West.[5][4] Smallwood-Cuevas co-founded the LA Black Worker Center.[1][4] She also works with the Center for the Advancement of Racial Equity at Work at UCLA.[1]
California State Senate
Smallwood Cuevas became a California State Senator on December 5, 2022.[6] She is part of the Democratic Party.[2] She represents district 28 in Los Angeles California.[1][6] She got 99,479 votes out of 140,996 total votes.[6] She had 59.9% of the votes.[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 "Lola Smallwood-Cuevas". Womens Political Committee. Retrieved 2023-01-17.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Lola Smallwood-Cuevas". CalMatters. 2023-01-05. Retrieved 2023-02-14.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 The Times Editorial Board (2022-09-28). "Endorsement: Lola Smallwood-Cuevas for state Senate". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2023-02-14.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 "Smallwood-Cuevas Dominates in Race for California State Senate". Los Angeles Sentinel. 2022-05-26. Retrieved 2023-01-17.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Lola Smallwood-Cuevas for State Senate District 28 - Lola Smallwood-Cuevas for Senate". 2022-02-02. Retrieved 2023-01-17.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 "Lola Smallwood-Cuevas". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2023-01-17.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 "Biography". California Senate District 28. Retrieved 2023-01-17.
- ↑ "Lola Smallwood Cuevas". The Laura Flanders Show. Retrieved 2023-02-16.